Peter White
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Acting Credits
Biography
Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.
Known For
Filmography
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Saving Grace
2007
as Mr. Williams
Though None Go with Me
2006
as Ben Phillips
See Arnold Run
2005
as Bob White
First Daughter
2004
as College Dean
Mister Sterling
2003
Thirteen Days
2000
as John McCone
Strong Medicine
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Soames
Passport to Paris
1999
as Grandpa Edward
The West Wing
1999
as Mr. Gage
Armageddon
1998
as Secretary of Defense
Ally McBeal
1997
as Senator Harold Watkins
Mother
1996
as Charles
Mr. Wrong
1996
as Mr. Alston
Profiler
1996
as Charles Waters
JAG
1995
as Admiral Spencer
The Naked Truth
1995
as Mr. Hillerman
Dave
1993
as Secretary of Commerce
NYPD Blue
1993
as Mr. Irvin
NYPD Blue
1993
as Robert Irvin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Ambassador Sharat
The X-Files
1993
as Gene Gogolak
Mad About You
1992
as Judge Chuffa
Diary of a Hitman
1991
as Man in Garage
Sisters
1991
as Dr. Thomas Reed
Daughter of the Streets
1990
as Herb
Monsters
1988
as Paul
Designing Women
1986
as Newscaster
L.A. Law
1986
as Stanley Silverman
Matlock
1986
as Harvey Ravanelle
The Execution
1985
as Gil Spahn
Sins of the Past
1984
as Peter Halloran
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Mason Logan
Hunter
1984
as Dave Panghurst
Hunter
1984
as Judge Donald Graber
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Russ Cramer
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
as Darrell Robison
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Senator Evan Crocker
Between Two Brothers
1982
as Alex Brock
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Minister
Falcon Crest
1981
as Eric Kenderson
Simon & Simon
1981
as Chef Sebastian
Hart to Hart
1979
as Customs Inspector Camden
Knots Landing
1979
as Pearson
Blade
1973
as Freund
Banyon
1972
as Ross Vincent
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as Terence Lawrence
The Boys in the Band
1970
as Alan McCarthy
Dan August
1970
as Jeremy Jackson
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Howard Eager